Can prisoners trade stocks from prison?

Unless there was some court-ordered provision that the inmate was barred from investing in stocks, probably. The most difficult part might be getting trade orders to the inmate's broker in a timely manner. read more

Contraband cell phones are fairly common in prison, but using one of these would violate institutional rules and invite discipline, such as being placed in solitary confinement. If the inmate’s crime was associated with stock trading, the sentencing court might well forbid the inmate from trading in stocks. read more

Growing Prison Population With the number of inmates in prison on the rise, the need for more correctional facilities and qualified personnel to manage the incarceration process is in high demand. The current system has both public and private run prisons on both the state and federal level. read more